Paper 4, Section II, H

Linear Analysis
Part II, 2009

Let XX be a Banach space and let T:XXT: X \rightarrow X be a bounded linear map.

(a) Define the spectrum σ(T)\sigma(T), the resolvent set ρ(T)\rho(T) and the point spectrum σp(T)\sigma_{p}(T) of TT.

(b) What does it mean for TT to be a compact operator?

(c) Show that if TT is a compact operator on XX and a>0a>0, then TT has at most finitely many linearly independent eigenvectors with eigenvalues having modulus larger than aa.

[You may use without proof the fact that for any finite dimensional proper subspace YY of a Banach space ZZ, there exists xZx \in Z with x=1\|x\|=1 and dist(x,Y)=infyYxy=1\operatorname{dist}(x, Y)=\inf _{y \in Y}\|x-y\|=1.]

(d) For a sequence (λn)n1\left(\lambda_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 1} of complex numbers, let T:22T: \ell^{2} \rightarrow \ell^{2} be defined by

T(x1,x2,)=(λ1x1,λ2x2,).T\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots\right)=\left(\lambda_{1} x_{1}, \lambda_{2} x_{2}, \ldots\right) .

Give necessary and sufficient conditions on the sequence (λn)n1\left(\lambda_{n}\right)_{n} \geqslant 1 for TT to be compact, and prove your assertion.